British Rule

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad death anniversary: Some interesting facts about the freedom fighter

The Islamic theologian and senior leader of the Indian National Congress (INC), had also made immense contributions in the field of education

Republic Day 2022: From history to significance, all you need to about the Indian Constitution

While India got independence on 15 August 1947, it became a republic after the constitution came into effect on 26 January, 1950

Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti 2022: Some facts about the iconic freedom fighter

To be a part of the freedom struggle in India, Netaji left his Indian Civil Service (ICS) job and came back from England and also inspired thousands of youngsters to proudly join the battle for freedom

How an impoverished Marathi priest wrote an eyewitness account of 1857 revolt, and last days of Rani Lakshmibai

Vishnu Bhatt Godse's manuscript lay unpublished 25 years after he completed it, going into print only in 1907, the 50th anniversary of 1857. Titled Mazha Pravas (My Journey), the work is a fascinating up, close and personal narrative of historic events.

An inspiration to revolutionaries like Bhagat Singh, remembering Kartar Singh Sarabha's supreme sacrifice

In 1915, before the mass struggles that characterised much of the 1920s were launched, another young man was executed by the British administration. All of 19, his sacrifice served as a trigger of sorts to many others. His name was Kartar Singh Sarabha.

In a new book on partition, Marina Wheeler reconciles India's political struggle with personal histories

Using her mother's story as the primary source for the non fiction, the human rights lawyer and Queen's Counsel crafts a meaningful prose that describes India's struggle for political independence alongside her mother's quest for her own freedom.

Pune's Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav dials down festivity amid COVID crisis, but legacy of city's pandals is undimmed

From a handful of temple trusts, the sarvajanik ganeshotsav in Pune has transformed into a mega carnival boasting of nearly 3,000 public mandals attempting to outdo each other with countless lamps, lights and colour.

Remembering Muthulakshmi Reddy, doctor and feminist who led the battle against India's caste-based misogyny

She was made the first member of the Women's Indian Association, and was subsequently nominated to the Madras Legislative Council.

Shaheed Udham Singh Jayanti 2019: All you need to know about the man who avenged Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Udham Singh, a revolutionary freedom fighter, famously or infamously assassinated the British administrator Michael O’Dwyer in 1940 to avenge the loss of Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

In Jallianwala Bagh, 1919, Kishwar Desai documents little-known stories of events before and after the massacre

In her book, Kishwar Desai focuses on those accounts of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre which did not find a place in the mainstream narrative